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# How to Strengthen Data Center Security Without Compromising Application Performance

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Starting next week, we will be on the road with VMware and VMUG in the U.S. and Canada to discuss how you can strengthen your data center security without compromising application performance.

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Click through to register for one of the below events. Space is limited so sign up now!

* [**Palo Alto**](http://www.vmug.com/e/in/eid=1620)\*\*-\*\*Tuesday, November 4, 2014
* [**Parsippany, NJ**](http://www.vmug.com/e/in/eid=1626) - Thursday, November 6, 2014
* [**Ft. Lauderdale**](http://www.vmug.com/e/in/eid=1631) - Tuesday, November 11, 2014
* [**Pittsburgh**](http://www.vmug.com/e/in/eid=1625) - Tuesday, November 11, 2014
* [**Tampa**](http://www.vmug.com/e/in/eid=1623) - Wednesday, November 12, 2014
* [**Dallas**](http://www.vmug.com/e/in/eid=1624) - Thursday, November 13, 2014
* [**Phoenix**](http://www.vmug.com/e/in/eid=1621) - Tuesday, November 18, 2014
* [**Boston**](http://www.vmug.com/e/in/eid=1629) - Tuesday, December 2, 2014
* [**Washington, D.C.**](http://www.vmug.com/e/in/eid=1668) - Tuesday, December 2, 2014
* [**Chicago**](http://www.vmug.com/e/in/eid=1630) - Wednesday, December 3, 2014
* [**Toronto**](http://www.vmug.com/e/in/eid=1622) - Thursday, December 4, 2014
* [**Hartford**](http://www.vmug.com/e/in/eid=1627) - Friday, December 5, 2014
* [**Reston, VA**](http://www.vmug.com/e/in/eid=1628) - Thursday, December 11, 2014

Session highlights include:

* Best practices for implementing advanced security services in a software-defined data center
* Customer insights for deploying VMware NSX with micro-segmentation on your existing network infrastructure
* Hands-on experience test-driving an integrated VMware-Palo Alto Networks solution

You can view the full list of events [here](http://www.vmug.com/PANWSeminar).

### For more

* [Read Samantha Madrid's recent post on our expanded integration with VMware](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/10/finally-security-built-cloud/)
* [Check out our resources page for Palo Alto Networks solutions in VMware environments](https://paloaltonetworks.com/solutions/initiative/virtual-server-infrastructure.html)

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